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Recently we took in the visual spectacle that was Canberra’s Enlighten. One of our favourite installations was ‘The Cloud’. Brought to life by Canadian artists Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett and composed of 6,000 incandescent light bulbs set against the night sky. It was impactful in its simplicity. As it drew you closer, you […]

Spectrum Graphics is proud to be involved with this event as enthusiastic participants and has been designing promotional material for the event since its inception in 2014. Over the last 4 years we’ve designed logos, flyers, posters, newspaper ads, web banners and other social media collateral, numberplates as well as the kit itself. It’s a fun day […]

Designers often talk about the importance of white space – well, a Sydney Festival installation by SNARKITECTURE takes it to another level. They have taken an urban space – The Cutaway, at Barangaroo Reserve and filled it with 1 million white balls, transforming it into THE BEACH an interactive monochromatic art installation. Complete with all […]

The Pantone colour of the year 2017 is Greenery 15-0343. Greenery is a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade symbolic of new beginnings. It is nature’s neutral and signals consumers to take a deep breath, oxygenate and reinvigorate. The more submerged people are in everyday life, the more they crave the beauty and unity of the […]

Spectrum was approached to be involved in producing a very special publication for the Australian War Memorial. The bespoke Half-Canadian Bind book utilises 8 different KW Doggett stocks along with one very special BJ Ball stock. Each page and double page spread draws attention to the message of the publication and has been carefully designed to remain sympathetic to the context while […]

With so many great paper options available today we’re spoilt for choice! From the luxury cotton blends to the more economical plain paper types. Archival quality, environmentally friendly or Australian made? Coated or uncoated? White, brilliant white, plain white, off white or to try something crazy and go with a coloured stock? The choices can […]

On the back of the success of similar animations for the ABS, Spectrum was asked to develop a short animated infographic highlighting the key findings of the 2014–15 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social [NATSISS] Survey. There were a number of interest groups and sensibilities to deliberate before developing our approach and storyboard. After a thorough consultation and sharing of […]

Spotted! Finally our spies tracked down the elusive 578! Thanks Andy! We developed a range of branding collatoral for the ACT Government’s 100% by 2020 campaign. This included print, airport signage, banners, social media graphics and of course this creative bus wrap. We’ve fielded a number of unsolicited compliments from our clients stating how successful […]

After securing a momentous project for the Memorial and being entrusted to convey the gravitas of project’s message meant a ‘road trip’ for the design crew. We joined a tour of the Memorial and travelled through the halls and installations to understand the gravity of the sacrifices Australians have made. We stayed through to the […]

With Canberra Airport about to have its very own international terminal – it was gratifying see our hard work and signage design adorning a terminal wall. We also completed a bus wrap in a similar theme. Our spies have spotted it traversing Canberra.

our green policy

Spectrum Graphics has recently been awarded ACTSmart accreditation. Look for the sticker when you next visit. ACTSmart is an office/workplace recycling program, that helps reduce the amount of rubbish to landfill.